Child&#39;s outerwear ensemble



2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 20. 1951 5 JNVENroR. Willard H. Fisher June16, 1953 w. H. FISCHER 2,641,764

CHILDS OUTERWEAR ENSEMBLE Filed April 20. 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 .IN V ENTOR.

YWillcnrd H. Fisher ATTORNEY Patented June 16, 1953 CHILDS OUTERWEARENSEMBLE Willard H. Fischer, New York,'N. Y., assigner to Wee Modems,Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application April 20,195v1, Serial No. 222,023

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to a childs apparel, and, moreparticularly, to a childs outerwear ensemble, such as a coat and trousercombination of the type generally worn by a child 'or infant whenoutdoors.

H eretofore, in order to safely secure a child against a fall when in avehicle, such as carriage or stroller, or when in a highchair, it hasbeen customary to use a harness which fitted about the body and over theshoulders of the child and to which are attached clips that are securedto suitable fittings installed on the vehicle or on the highchair, orthe like. The use of such baby harnesses has not been found completelysatisfactory. They are generally of complicated arrangement andrelatively involved and difficult to put on and take off; the putting onand taking off being necessary each time the child vis dressed orundressed. They are not always completely safe for the reason that theypermitted the child to twist andV turn within the harness and sometimesout of it, and also, for that reason, fre quently caused discomfort tothe child;

It is a primary object of the lpresent invention to provide a childsouterwear ensemble which is formed with its own safety attachment for avehicle or high chair or the like and by which the child may be directlysecured in such baby vehicle or highchair with maximum safety, thuselimie nating the necessity for the use `of any Vseparate harness outfitand their putting on and removal each time the child is dressed orundressed.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a childsouterwear ensemble of the character described which will aioid the childa maximum of comfort when in use and will not materially interfere withits comfort when not in use.

It is also an object of the present invention to provide a childsouterwear ensemble of the character described which may be used for thesafety of the child with least trouble and inconvenience to the childsattendant. i

It is a further object ofthe present invention to provide a childsouterwear ensemble of the character described the safety feature ofwhich may be utilized with the individual members of the ensemble,separately, as well as in their assembled state, with equal safety,comfort and convenience both for child and attendant.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide achilds outerwear ensemble having safety features which are of simpleconstruction, simple and easy to use, are strong and durable and highlyeffective for their purpose, and which are relatively economical toprovide with but little added cost to the cost of the garment ensemble,generally,

The foregoing and other advantages and superiorities of the childsouterwear ensemble of shown with the coat open, partly broken away l.

the present invention will become more readily apparent to those skilledin the art froml the embodiment thereof shown in the accompanyingdrawing and from the description following. It is to be understood,however, that such embodiment is shown by way of illustration only, tomake the principles and practice of the invention more readilycomprehensible, and without any intent of limiting the invention to thespecific details therein shown.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a front perspective view of the childs outerwear ensemble ofthe present invention,

and partly in section, and as used in combination with the safety belt;and

Fig. 2 is a front Iperspective `view of the coat only, shown open andpartly broken away and in use with the safety belt of the presentinvention.A

Referring. more specifically to the accompanying drawingthe embodimentof the childs outerwear ensemble illustrated is shown to comprise a coatmember, generally designated as I0, andl a v trouser member, generallydesignated as I I. The coat member Ill may be of` any desired length,

such as the jacket length illustrated, andof any conventional style,fabric and construction generally vused for childrens coats or jackets.The trousers or leggings II may likewise be of4 any desired length,style, fabric and construction conventionally used for the purpose.

The coat or jacket may include aback section I2, apair of front sectionsI3-secured to the back section I2 at its side edges, as at I4, sleevesI5, anda collar` I6, all of which may be lined with a liningk Il orinterlined or unlined, as may be desired. The front sections I3 may beprovided with cooperating fastening means at their side edges, such asthe button and button hole type, as illustrated by the button holes I8,or slide fasteners, or the like.

Theback section I2 of the coat I0 may be provided at approximatelythe-waistlinek of the garment and adjacent each of its side edges, nearthe connecting seams I4, with a vertically disposed slot 20 passingthrough the entire thickness of the garment, including lining andinterlining, if any, from the inside to the outside of the garment;which slots 20 may have'their edges iinv morefabric sections or gores.The back section 24 of the trousers II is likewise provided atapproximately the waistline of the garment, with a pair of'vertical-lydisposed slots 2-6- extending therethrough from the-inside to theoutside, one' adjacent each side edge of the back section 24. 'Ihe slots26 may likewise be formed with their edgesl finished, as by buttonholestitching, for

reinforcement and proper appearance. Prefer# ably, the distance betweenthe slots. 26 maybe slightly less than the distance between theslots. 29of the coat I0.

The ensemble of the present invention includes a band or belt ofwebbing' or'other suitable material 30 of a width adapted to passthrough the slots and 26 and of a length greater than the distancebetween the slots 20 of' the jacket I9. The band 3l] whichA maypreferably be of wholly' or partly` longitudinally elasticr material, ifdesired, may havev secured thereto, at each of its ends, as' by loops 3lformedat such ends,.a metallic'` ring 32': through which is sli'dablypassed an adjustably buckled strap 34 which slidably engages a clip 35as by passing through the loop or'v eyev 352 formed at' one end thereof.It will be apparent, of course, that the clips 35 may be secureddirectly to the belt 39,. if desired, or may be secured thereto' by anyother practical andl convenient means'.

" I n use with the ensemble the belt mayv be passed' through the slots26jof the trousers I I from` the inside tol the exterior' thereof, sothat the ends of the belt 30 project' outwardly from the trousers I I.After theV trousers are placed on the child, the coat may be placed onthe child and the strapends thenY passed through the slot's 2li.

When a child is thus dressed with this en-k semble, it will be apparentthat it may bev placed in any position in or out of a babyE vehicle orhighchar without danger or discomfort, or it may be secured in thevehicle or' highchai'r for safety, with great speedl and' convenience,with a minimum of interference with the childs move-r ments, vwith aminimum of trouble tothe'childs attendant, and without any possibilityor chance of the child slipping out as it might from the harness nowconventionally used, because such slipping out could be accomplished'only with the removal of the ensemble.

It will be apparent, also, that the child may use either the trousers orthe coat, one independ'entlyof the other, in association withl thesafety stray 30, as may be desired, in accordance with any change oftemperaturetliat might require the removal of4 one or the other, as whena child isl brought into the house foi feeding, for

instance, when the jacket may be removedy and then rep-laced with alminimum. of trouble.

This completes the description of the childs outerwear ensemble of theApresent inventiony and the manner of its use. It willbe readily apparentthat'numerous variations and modifications may be made thereinVinaccordance with the principles of the invention hereinabove describedand without the use of any inventive ingenuity. I desi-re, therefore, tobe protected for any and all such variations and modifications that maybe made within the spirit of the present invention and the scope of theclaims hereto appended.

What I claim is: Y

1. A-,childs outerwear ensemble ofthe character described comprising, incombination, a coat having a waistline coveringr portion, trousershaving a waistline covering portion, said 4 jacket including a backsection and front sections secured. to, the side.. edges. of said backsection' and having' meansV at their facing edges for separably securingone to the other, said jacket having spaced, vertical slits formed inits back section at approximately the waistline thereof, said trousers;having a back section and a front section connected thereto, saidtrousers having vertical slits formed in the back section thereof at.approximately the waistline thereof, said coat and trouser slitsarranged to be in horizontal register when worn on the body and a beltpassed from the inside of said trousers through the slits thereof andthrough theslits of said coat with its free ends extending outwardly ofsaid coat, said belt having a clipsecuredat each nd thereof'.

2'. A childs outerwear ensemble of the character described comprising,in combination, a coat having a waistline covering portion; trousershaving a waistline covering portionl said coat including a back sectionand front sections secured to said back section at its side edges andmeans for separably securing the contiguous edges of said front sectionto one another, said coat having vertical slits formed adjacent eachside edge of' its back sectionv at approximately the waistline thereof,said trousers having a backl section andl aV front section connectedthereto, said trousers having vertical slits formed therein adjacenttheside edges of the back' section thereof at approximately thewaistline, and a belt passed from the inside of said trousers throughthe slits thereof andl through the slits of sai-d coa-t, withA the freeends ofy said belt extending outwardly of said coat, said belt having afastening clip secured at each end thereof. 1

3. A child's outerwearl ensemble of the character described comprising,in combination, a coat having a waistline coveringV portion;V trousershaving a waistline covering portion, said coat including a back sectionand front sections secured to said back. section, and means forseparably securing the contiguous edges of said front section to oneanother, said coat having vertical slits formed therein adjacent eachside edge of its back section at approximately the waistline thereof,said trousers having a back section and a front sectionconnectcdthereto, said trousers having vertical slits formed therein adjacent theside edges ofA the back section thereof at approximately the waistline,the distance between said trouser slits being less than the distancebetween said coat slits; and a belt passed from the inside of saidtrousers through the slits thereof and through the slits of said coatwith its free ends extending outwardly of said coat, said belt having afastening c1ip` secured at each end thereof. l v

WILLARD H. FISCHER.

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